Amit Kumar Singh1, Navneet Kaur2, Sushant Kaushal3, Rahul Tyagi3, Deepali Mathur4, Madhava Sai Sivapuram5, Kashinath Metri1, Sridhar Bammidi3, Vivek Podder6, Shweta Modgil3, Radhika Khosla3, Kiran Sharma7, Abhilasha Anand8, Neeru Malik9, VidhyaSagar Boroiah10, Raghuram Nagarathna1, Hongasandra R Nagendra1, Akshay Anand11. 1. Swami Vivekananda Yoga Anusandhana Samsthana (SVYASA), Bengaluru, 560019, India. 2. Department of Physical Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160014, India. 3. Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160014, India. 4. School of Biotechnology, KIIT, Bhubaneswar, 751024, Odisha, India. 5. Dr. Pinnamaneni Siddhartha Institute of Medical Sciences and Research Foundation, China-outapalli, 521286, India. 6. Kamineni Institute of Medical Sciences (KIMS), Narketpally, Nalgonda, 508254, India. 7. Yoga Federation of India, Chandigarh, 160014, India. 8. Healing Hospital, Chandigarh, 160022, India. 9. Dev Samaj College of Education, Panjab University, Chandigarh, 160036, India. 10. Department of Orthopaedics, PGIMER, Chandigarh, 160014, India. 11. Neuroscience Research Lab, Department of Neurology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research (PGIMER), Chandigarh, 160014, India. Electronic address: akshay1anand@rediffmail.com.
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Yoga is an ancient system of wellness with Asana and Pranayama as its most popular and propagated modules for management of lifestyle disorders. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to characterise the liver abnormalities, biochemical changes, and stress levels after Yoga intervention in prediabetic females. MATERIALS AND METHODS:37 females were randomly divided into Yoga practising and non-practising control groups. The Yoga practising group performed Diabetic Yoga Protocol (DYP) for 3 months. Parameters including size of liver, fatty infiltration, and grade of severity were measured using ultrasonography along with biochemical parameters and stress levels at baseline and after Yoga practice. RESULTS: The glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and glucose levels were found significantly reduced in prediabetic (p = 0.015) women after practising DYP, although cholesterol levels increased in menopausal women. No escalation of fatty liver was noted among women practising DYP. CONCLUSION: DYP reduced the HbA1c and stress levels and therefore, could be a cost-effective tool for preventing prediabetes to diabetes progression.
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BACKGROUND: Yoga is an ancient system of wellness with Asana and Pranayama as its most popular and propagated modules for management of lifestyle disorders. OBJECTIVES: The aim of the study was to characterise the liver abnormalities, biochemical changes, and stress levels after Yoga intervention in prediabetic females. MATERIALS AND METHODS: 37 females were randomly divided into Yoga practising and non-practising control groups. The Yoga practising group performed Diabetic Yoga Protocol (DYP) for 3 months. Parameters including size of liver, fatty infiltration, and grade of severity were measured using ultrasonography along with biochemical parameters and stress levels at baseline and after Yoga practice. RESULTS: The glycosylated hemoglobin (HbA1c) and glucose levels were found significantly reduced in prediabetic (p = 0.015) women after practising DYP, although cholesterol levels increased in menopausal women. No escalation of fatty liver was noted among women practising DYP. CONCLUSION: DYP reduced the HbA1c and stress levels and therefore, could be a cost-effective tool for preventing prediabetes to diabetes progression.
Authors: Deepali Mathur; Akshay Anand; Vinod Srivastava; Suchitra S Patil; Amit Singh; S K Rajesh; H R Nagendra; Raghuram Nagarathna Journal: Ann Neurosci Date: 2021-08-26